Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:20 pmPosts: 1082Location: Land of the First Kaiju

5-miler today. The weather has been crazy hot and muggy here lately, but today was finally 60 and breezy. Perfect! I've got a 10K in Central Park lined up for this weekend, so hopefully I'll be in good shape for that.

Super short and slow due to being the first "test run" after healing my leg from shin splints for almost a month. It felt good, I have new shoes that feels great and now I'm super excited to get back into running. Must not run to far to soon though, boo.

I did my week 2 run and my shins are killing me again. I had to put frozen stuff on them this time! I know I need new shoes (which I will hopefully get fitted for my birthday next month) but I also think I strike the footpath weirdly with my feet. My last couple of intervals I made a real effort to roll from my heel to my toe and it felt easier and I also found my whole posture changed and I moved faster.

I was properly panting and grunting by the end of it, though. This is why I run at midnight!!

Yeah, after 10 minutes I was in so much pain I had to stop. Hobbling home was so painful I cried because it felt like my house was so far away. I am really disappointed because this is the first time I have stuck to something (OK, for 2 and a bit weeks) and I am really loving it and was looking forward to doing more and now I think I have to stop?

I can only describe the pain as being in the inside of my lower leg, from my knee down to my ankle and they are really swollen and sore to the touch like a bruise. It was more the weakness than the pain that got me on the way back. I can't even take any NSAIDs because I am on lithium so I will have to make an appointment for my doctor. I am really worried that it is the stress of carrying a bit of extra weight that is making it worse because not being able to exercise is not going to help that.

Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:20 pmPosts: 1082Location: Land of the First Kaiju

Sarah-Jane, I'd just take it easy and do low-impact exercises (like swimming or the elliptical). Brisk walking might be pushing it, particularly if you have a limp. I will also attest to the miraculous nature of new running shoes – they really DO help. I was having some serious ankle issues until I even replaced my insoles recently. That's crazy your doctor isn't available sooner! There are exercises you can do to strengthen your shins and prevent splints from happening in the future, but I'd probably wait to hear what your doctor has to say just in case you end up stressing the muscles more than they're intended to right now.

Quiet around here lately! Is it the heat? We had some crazy hot days last week and now it's cold again. Crazy weather.

I ran 3 races in 7 days last week! And they were all firsts for me. My first triathlon on saturday, my first 5k on thursday and both my first 25k & first trail run on the next saturday. Whew! Very interested in trying some trail running now. But marathon training officially started again today!

I'll be here a bit more now that my A tri is out of the way. I have an Olympic distance coming up soon, but my current focus is going sub-2 in a half marathon on 8/10. Coach T says I'm there and that it's a fast, fun course. I will have a bunch of teammates running it too (sort of a girls' weekend) so I'm hoping maybe someone will be willing to pace me for ~1:57.

I've not been well so not been running. Finally went out tonight for the first time in like a million years (well it feels like that but its probably been about 6 to 8 weeks.) Just did about 25 minutes. Didn't feel too bad but I can tell I've put on weight from lack of exercise.

Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:20 pmPosts: 1082Location: Land of the First Kaiju

Oh good christ. I ran a 5-mile race in Central Park today, and I was sweating before the damn thing even started. Horrible. HORRIBLE RACE. The first mile was a gigantic hill, and then the rest of the race was just many other hills. I had to stop 3 times. Post race food was popsicles and people were fighting over them, so I avoided that mess altogether.

I'm doing another race tomorrow. Aaah! Thank god it's a different course, otherwise I think I may have had to consider bowing out.